Willie "Woo Woo" Wong

Basketball Player

– 2005

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Who was Willie "Woo Woo" Wong?

Willie Wong was an American basketball player who was born and raised in Chinatown, San Francisco. Though Wong was only 5'5" tall, he excelled, and was known as one of the finest Chinese American basketball players in the 1940s. He was nicknamed Willie "Woo Woo" Wong by a local sportswriter because fans would shout "Woo Woo" when he scored.

He starred at Poly and Lowell high schools in San Francisco before being recruited to the University of San Francisco. After playing for USF, Wong continued to compete at various local and national tournaments as part of the San Francisco Saints team. Wong died on September 5, 2005 at the age of 79 in Fremont, California.

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Education
  • University of San Francisco
Died
2005

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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